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Okta (OKTA) stock, explained like you're 5

Okta trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker OKTA. It is a large cap company in the software infrastructure industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 35.1 billion dollars.

Ticker
OKTA
Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software Infrastructure
Size
Large cap, about 35.1 billion dollars

How Okta makes money

  • Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription.
  • Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day.
  • Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves OKTA stock

  • How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI.
  • New product launches and customer wins.
  • Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

In the news lately

  • Okta (OKTA) vs. Rubrik (RBRK): Which Security Stock Is the Better Buy Right Now? (Yahoo Finance)
  • OKTA Stock Soars 20% After Hours Okta Lifts FY27 Revenue Forecasts As AI Buildout Sparks Surge In Cybersecurity Demand (Stocktwits)
  • Wall Street Zen Upgrades Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) to Buy (MarketBeat)
  • Okta (OKTA) Expands Cross App Access, Is The Upside Already Priced In? (Simply Wall Street)
  • Why Okta Tripled on … 11% Growth. 5 Interesting Learnings From One of the Biggest Re Ratings in B2B This Year: 14% cRPO Growth, 30% of Bookings From New Products, and ~50x Forward Earnings (saastr.com)

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Questions about Okta stock

What does Okta do?

Okta trades on the Nasdaq under the ticker OKTA. It is a large cap company in the software infrastructure industry, part of the technology sector, with a market value of about 35.1 billion dollars.

What is the ticker symbol for Okta?

Okta trades under the ticker OKTA on the Nasdaq.

How does Okta make money?

Selling software, hardware or cloud services, often as a subscription. Charging businesses and consumers for products they use every day. Licensing its technology and selling related services.

What moves OKTA stock?

How fast sales are growing, especially in cloud and AI. New product launches and customer wins. Competition, regulation and how much the company spends on research.

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